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Bought this one the other day. Looks good but doesn't work though, so I would like to rebuild it. Q1 : Has anyone got photos of the internal workings so that I know what to expect when opening it, and has anyone got tips or instructions for the rebuild? Q2 : How does the pointer come off ...

Want to buy ORIGINAL Stant or Jarvis quail radiator cap for 1930-1931 Model A. Good restorable condition without major cracks or breakages is appreciated

Thought I'd post some photos of a marine converted model A engine. I came across all the parts that had been stripped off a model A block, which the owner was going to replace in his car. The conversion parts were going to be thrown away which I thought was too bad, as this definitely...

I have noticed that there are two versions of the screws holding the top lid to the bowl on the Trico vacuum wipers. I have studied the top cover screws on some original TR-C1 wipers. The “top hat" portion of those screws is almost the same diameter as that of the widest portion of the screw. On...

30/31 Deluxe models are usually equipped with Chrome plated windshield wipers. In my instance (30’ 68B) it is a TR-C1 B. I would really like to get this correct on my car, and wonder if there is any special advice on the process to plate the pot metal parts of the wiper. This, as my usual...

Hi, I am wondering if there is anything like the MARC/MAFCA model A Fords Judging Standards and Restoration Guidelines for the early V8s ? I can see the attached book front page on the web, where it is stated to be published by the Early Ford V8 Club of America. However I cannot find this book...

Has anyone got any unmolested 68B top folding irons and could tell me if they are supposed to be angeled or straight. I have always thought that they should be straight, but then I saw the attached picture which makes me wonder. The angle shown on these irons make a lot of sense since as the...

Need the front part of the right hand side top folding iron for a 68b cabriolet. May take a complete iron but need only the front part as shown in the attached photo

A week ago, the Scandinavian Model A meeting was convened in Vraadal, Norway, with some 80 cars, mostly from Norway, Sweden and Denmark. There were however also participants from Estonia, Finland and Germany. The As were put on tough tests on steep mountain climbs with hairpin turns.

Installing the cowl light wiring and the instructions that came with the wiring says that the part where the two wires are enclosed in a loom should go up through the cowl pillar, however in that gase the wire is too short. Should the wires rather just hang straight down behind the cowl panel...

I am trying to figure out which size of fabric loom to use on a May 1930 Cabriolet I have access to remains of the front part of an original harness, which shows a very wide loom for the headlamp wires measuring 11/16 inner diameter. This, however is for a standard car with 3 wires to each...

I've been looking through the usual parts vendors websites searching for the 4 small rivets that go on the hood top panels to tighten the end tabs around the center hood hinge rod, but I can't find any. called Berts and asked, but they didn't carry them. Anyone knows if these rivets are...

One LH and one RH door lock for Briggs body cars (town sedan or cabriolet) wanted. See attached picture. I really only need the part that goes in the door jamb. Prefer parts that are not rust pitted since I am going to have them plated.

Need a set (L-R) door locks like the ones in the photo. These locks were used on straight windshield Fordor/Town sedans and Cabriolets. I am intending to have them chromed, so as little rust pitting as possible onthe parts that show in the door jamb ( right hand side of photo) would be appreciated.

Bought a new windshield frame without pre-drilled holes for the wiper. There were paper guides in the box for locating where to drill the holes. However the guides don't seem to be correct. When checking against an original frame the guides are about 3/16 off. (See photo) Also checked with the...

Looking to buy a chrome plated windshield frame for my 1930 Cabriolet. My understanding is that Gene Bunce is now back in business after some tooling problems. Has anyone bought his frames after the summer and can you confirm that they still are up to the same quality as before ? Next, where...

Checked the anti freeze at the top of the radiator and to my surprize it was only holding down to +5 deg F. So I decided to drain off some coolant from the drain **** at the bottom in order to make room for filling more anti freeze, but to my surprise I saw that the half gallon that I drained...

Did some mahogany woodgraining using the ink-transfer kit from grain-it technologies. It really took a lot of practice and trial and error on extra pieces, but in the end I think it turned out well. The major points of experience for me was : - Wiping off excess ink doesn't work. The ink that...

Got the Header hold-down brackets for the 68-b back from the plater today. Self made from start to finish cause originals where impossible to get, and the repos looked like s**t. Thanks a lot to Bob Johnson for providing measurements and photos of his originals!

Any recommendations as to which solvent to use to remove solidified residues of flux from silver soldering (brazing). Most of it forms a glass like layer that will crack away when using a scraper. However, some of it is hiding in pores left behind after removing rust. I would like to use a...